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11 legendary moments in Irish advertising history

“Kate, it’s me. The guy from the bar.”

YOU MIGHT NOT be able to remember the names of old school friends or a single thing you learned in geography, but certain television ads are forever etched into your memory.

Like…

1. This legendary text

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2. The nifty red sweatshirts worn by many a Power City spokesman

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3. “Hiya Kate! It’s me, the guy from the bar.”

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No, honestly it is.

4. The coy head on Sally O’Brien

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From the infamous Harp ad, of course.

5. The time Sharon Ní Bheoláin got a shout out in a Carlsberg ad

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What an honour.

(And in case your memory needs refreshing, here it is.)

6. A young Alan Hughes gazing wistfully out the window as he returns home for Christmas

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7. Maurice Pratt telling the nation about Quinnsworth’s latest offers

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8. The annoyingly catchy Pat The Baker song

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It’s Pat the Baker/First for freshness/Pat the Baker/So fresh it’s famous

TUNE.

*praise hands emoji*

9. The Bus Éireann dog!

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Who could forget?

10. This immortal question

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11. This song still subconsciously sung by adults as they stand at traffic lights…

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Sure, you might technically be a grown-up, but that doesn’t mean the Safe Cross Code doesn’t occasionally infiltrate your thoughts.

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